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JOB OPENINGS AND LABOR TURNOVER – FEBRUARY 2013
There were 3.9 million job openings on the last business day of February, up from 3.6 million in
January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The hires rate (3.3 percent) and separations
rate (3.1 percent) were little changed in February. This release includes estimates of the number and rate
of job openings, hires, and separations for the nonfarm sector by industry and by geographic region.
Chart 1. Job openings rate, seasonally adjusted,
March 2010 - February 2013
Chart 2. Hires and separations rates, seasonally adjusted,
March 2010 - February 2013
Percent
4.0
Percent
3.6
3.4
3.8
3.2
3.6
3.0
2.8
3.4
2.6
3.2
2.4
3.0
2.2
2.0
2.8
1.8
2.6
Separations
1.6
2.4
1.4
2.2
1.2
1.0
Hires
2011
2012
2013
2.0
2011
2012
Job Openings
The number of job openings in February was 3.9 million, up from January. (See table 1.) This was the
highest number of job openings since May 2008. In February, the number of openings rose in health
care and social assistance, accommodation and food services, and state and local government. The
number of job openings increased in the Midwest region.
The number of job openings in February (not seasonally adjusted) was up over the year for total
nonfarm and total private, and was little changed for government. Job openings increased over the year
for construction, finance and insurance, accommodation and food services, and state and local
government. The West region experienced an increase in job openings over the year. (See table 7.)
2013
Table A. Job openings, hires, and total separations by industry, seasonally adjusted
Job openings
Hires
Total
Industry
Feb. Jan. Feb. Feb. Jan. Feb. Feb.
2012 2013 2013p 2012 2013 2013p 2012
Levels (in thousands)
Total ………………………………………………3,526 3,611 3,925 4,489 4,298 4,418 4,202
Total private 1………………………………… 3,114 3,194 3,485 4,181 4,015 4,118 3,914
Construction………………………………… 74
104
116
348
326
345
341
Manufacturing………………………………
Trade, transportation, and utilities 2………
Retail trade…………………………….…
Professional and business services………
Education and health services 3…………
Health care and social assistance……
Leisure and hospitality ……………...……
Arts, entertainment, and recreation……
Accommodation and food services……
Government 4…………………………………
State and local………………………………
259
569
349
668
659
598
417
49
368
412
342
Total ...…………………………………………… 2.6
Total private 1………………………………… 2.7
Construction………………………………… 1.3
Manufacturing……………………………… 2.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities 2……… 2.2
Retail trade……………………...……… 2.3
Professional and business services……… 3.6
Education and health services 3………… 3.2
Health care and social assistance…… 3.4
Leisure and hospitality ………………...… 3.0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation…… 2.4
Accommodation and food services…… 3.1
Government 4………………………………… 1.8
State and local……………………………… 1.8
253
645
390
690
579
524
453
52
401
417
340
2.6
2.7
1.8
2.1
2.4
2.5
3.7
2.7
3.0
3.2
2.6
3.2
1.9
1.8
259
608
378
722
673
617
510
52
458
440
370
2.8
3.0
2.0
2.1
2.3
2.4
3.8
3.2
3.5
3.5
2.5
3.7
2.0
1.9
258
219
228
829
868
940
565
586
656
985
878
855
539
507
483
461
443
424
775
747
771
151
104
116
624
643
655
309
283
300
276
249
261
Rates (percent)
3.4
3.2
3.3
3.8
3.6
3.6
6.2
5.7
6.0
2.2
1.8
1.9
3.3
3.4
3.6
3.8
3.9
4.4
5.5
4.8
4.7
2.7
2.5
2.4
2.7
2.6
2.5
5.7
5.4
5.5
7.7
5.2
5.8
5.3
5.4
5.5
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.4
1
Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities, and other services, not show n separately.
2
Includes w holesale trade and transportation, w arehousing, and utilities, not show n separately.
3
Includes educational services, not show n separately.
4
Includes federal government, not show n separately.
p
Preliminary
237
811
562
906
471
415
715
145
570
288
255
3.2
3.5
6.0
2.0
3.2
3.8
5.1
2.3
2.5
5.2
7.4
4.9
1.3
1.3
separations
Jan. Feb.
2013 2013p
4,173 4,202
3,872 3,903
315
322
215
854
580
845
486
417
715
101
614
302
259
3.1
3.4
5.5
1.8
3.3
3.9
4.7
2.4
2.4
5.1
5.1
5.1
1.4
1.4
223
859
587
798
475
402
752
109
643
299
262
3.1
3.4
5.6
1.9
3.3
3.9
4.4
2.3
2.3
5.4
5.5
5.4
1.4
1.4
Hires
In February, the hires rate was little changed at 3.3 percent. The hires rate also was little changed in all
industries and in all regions over the month. (See table 2.)
Over the 12 months ending in February, the hires rate (not seasonally adjusted) was little changed for
total nonfarm, total private, and government. The hires rate decreased in professional and business
services. The hires rate was little changed in all four regions. (See table 8.)
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Separations
Total separations includes quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Total separations also is
referred to as turnover. Quits are generally voluntary separations initiated by the employee. Therefore,
the quits rate can serve as a measure of workers’ willingness or ability to leave jobs. Layoffs and
discharges are involuntary separations initiated by the employer. Other separations include separations
due to retirement, death, and disability, as well as transfers to other locations of the same firm.
In February, the quits rate was unchanged at 1.7 percent. The quits rate also was unchanged for total
private and government. (See table 4.)
The number of quits (not seasonally adjusted) rose over the 12 months ending in February for total
nonfarm and was essentially unchanged for total private and government. The quits level increased over
the year in accommodation and food services and in the South. (See table 10.)
The layoffs and discharges component of total separations is seasonally adjusted at the total nonfarm,
total private, and government levels and for the four regions. The layoffs and discharges rate was little
changed in February at 1.2 percent. The rate also was little changed for total private, government, and all
four regions. (See table 5.)
The layoffs and discharges level (not seasonally adjusted) was little changed for total nonfarm, total
private, and government over the 12 months ending in February 2013. Over the year, the number of
layoffs and discharges fell in professional and business services and rose in federal government. The
number of layoffs was little changed in all four regions. (See table 11.)
In February, there were 326,000 other separations for total nonfarm, down from the previous month. The
number of other separations for total private was little changed, while the number decreased in
government. Over the 12 months ending in February, the number of other separations was essentially
unchanged for total nonfarm, total private, and government. (See tables 6 and 12.)
Net Change in Employment
Large numbers of hires and separations occur every month throughout the business cycle. Net
employment change results from the relationship between hires and separations. When the number of
hires exceeds the number of separations, employment rises, even if the hires level is steady or declining.
Conversely, when the number of hires is less than the number of separations, employment declines, even
if the hires level is steady or rising. Over the 12 months ending in February 2013, hires totaled 52.0
million and separations totaled 50.1 million, yielding a net employment gain of 1.9 million. These
figures include workers who may have been hired and separated more than once during the year.
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey results for March 2013 are scheduled to be
released on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
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Technical Note
This news release presents statistics from the Job
Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS). The
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) collects and compiles
JOLTS data monthly from a sample of nonfarm
establishments. A more detailed discussion of JOLTS
concepts and methodology is available online at
www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch18.pdf.
Coverage and collection
The JOLTS program covers all private nonfarm establishments, as well as federal, state, and local government
entities in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data
are collected for total employment, job openings, hires,
quits, layoffs and discharges, other separations, and total
separations.
Concepts
Industry classification. The industry classifications in
this release are in accordance with the 2012 version of the
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
Employment. Employment includes persons on the
payroll who worked or received pay for the pay period
that includes the 12th day of the reference month. Fulltime, part-time, permanent, short-term, seasonal, salaried,
and hourly employees are included, as are employees on
paid vacations or other paid leave. Proprietors or partners
of unincorporated businesses, unpaid family workers, or
persons on leave without pay or on strike for the entire
pay period, are not counted as employed. Employees of
temporary help agencies, employee leasing companies,
outside contractors, and consultants are counted by their
employer of record, not by the establishment where they
are working.
Job openings. Job openings information is collected for
the last business day of the reference month. A job
opening requires that: 1) a specific position exists and
there is work available for that position, 2) work could
start within 30 days whether or not the employer found a
suitable candidate, and 3) the employer is actively
recruiting from outside the establishment to fill the
position. Included are full-time, part-time, permanent,
short-term, and seasonal openings. Active recruiting
means that the establishment is taking steps to fill a
position by advertising in newspapers or on the Internet,
posting help-wanted signs, accepting applications, or
using other similar methods.
Jobs to be filled only by internal transfers, promotions,
demotions, or recall from layoffs are excluded. Also
excluded are jobs with start dates more than 30 days in
the future, jobs for which employees have been hired but
have not yet reported for work, and jobs to be filled by
employees of temporary help agencies, employee leasing
companies, outside contractors, or consultants. The job
openings rate is computed by dividing the number of job
openings by the sum of employment and job openings and
multiplying that quotient by 100.
Hires. The hires level is the total number of additions to
the payroll occurring at any time during the reference
month, including both new and rehired employees, fulltime and part-time, permanent, short-term and seasonal
employees, employees recalled to the location after a
layoff lasting more than 7 days, on-call or intermittent
employees who returned to work after having been
formally separated, and transfers from other locations.
The hires count does not include transfers or promotions
within the reporting site, employees returning from strike,
employees of temporary help agencies or employee
leasing companies, outside contractors, or consultants.
The hires rate is computed by dividing the number of
hires by employment and multiplying that quotient by
100.
Separations. The separations level is the total number of
employment terminations occurring at any time during the
reference month, and is reported by type of separation—
quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations.
(Some respondents are only able to report total
separations.) The quits count includes voluntary
separations by employees (except for retirements, which
are reported as other separations). The layoffs and
discharges count is comprised of involuntary separations
initiated by the employer and includes layoffs with no
intent to rehire; formal layoffs lasting or expected to last
more than 7 days; discharges resulting from mergers,
downsizing, or closings; firings or other discharges for
cause; terminations of permanent or short-term
employees; and terminations of seasonal employees. The
other separations count includes retirements, transfers to
other locations, deaths, and separations due to disability.
The separations count does not include transfers within
the same location or employees on strike. The separations
rate is computed by dividing the number of separations by
employment and multiplying that quotient by 100. The
quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations rates
are computed similarly.
Annual estimates. Annual levels for hires, quits, layoffs
and discharges, other separations, and total separations
are the sum of the 12 published monthly levels. Annual
rates are computed by dividing the annual level by the
Current Employment Statistics (CES) annual average
employment level, and multiplying that quotient by 100.
This figure will be approximately equal to the sum of the
12 monthly rates. Consistent with BLS practice, annual
estimates are published only for not seasonally adjusted
data and are released with the January news release each
year. Annual estimates are not calculated for job openings
because job openings are a stock, or point-in-time,
measurement for the last business day of each month.
Sample and estimation methodology
The JOLTS survey design is a stratified random sample of
16,400 nonfarm business and government establishments.
The sample is stratified by ownership, region, industry
sector, and establishment size class. The establishments
are drawn from a universe of over 9.1 million
establishments compiled by the Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages (QCEW) program which
includes all employers subject to state unemployment
insurance laws and federal agencies subject to the
Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees
program.
JOLTS total employment estimates are benchmarked, or
ratio adjusted, monthly to the strike-adjusted employment
estimates of the CES survey. A ratio of CES to JOLTS
employment is used to adjust the levels for all other
JOLTS data elements.
JOLTS business birth/death model
As with any sample survey, the JOLTS sample can only
be as current as its sampling frame. The time lag from the
birth of an establishment until its appearance on the
sampling frame is approximately one year. In addition,
many of these new units may fail within the first year.
Since these universe units cannot be reflected on the
sampling frame immediately, the JOLTS sample cannot
capture job openings, hires, and separations from these
units during their early existence. To compensate for the
inability to capture data from these establishments, BLS
has developed a birth/death model that uses birth and
death activity from previous years. The estimates of job
openings, hires, and separations produced by the
birth/death model are added to the sample-based estimates
produced from the survey to arrive at the estimates for
openings, hires, and separations.
Seasonal adjustment
BLS uses X-12 ARIMA to seasonally adjust several
JOLTS series utilizing moving averages as seasonal
filters. A concurrent seasonal adjustment methodology is
used in which new seasonal adjustment factors are
calculated each month, using all relevant data, up to and
including current month data. JOLTS seasonal adjustment
includes both additive and multiplicative models and
REGARIMA (regression with auto-correlated errors)
modeling to improve the seasonal adjustment factors at
the beginning and end of the series and to detect and
adjust for outliers in the series.
Alignment procedure
The JOLTS measures for hires minus separations can be
used to derive a measure of net employment change. This
change should be comparable to the net employment
change from the much larger CES survey. However,
definitional differences as well as sampling and non-
sampling errors between the two surveys historically
caused JOLTS to diverge from CES over time. To limit
the divergence, and improve the quality of the JOLTS
hires and separations series, BLS implemented the
Monthly Alignment Method.
This method applies the CES employment trends to the
seasonally adjusted JOLTS implied employment trend
(hires minus separations) forcing them to be
approximately the same, while preserving the seasonality
of the JOLTS data. First, the two series are seasonally
adjusted and the difference between the JOLTS implied
employment change and the CES net employment change
is calculated. Next, the JOLTS implied employment
change is adjusted to equal the CES net employment
change through a proportional adjustment. This procedure
adjusts the two components (hires, separations)
proportionally to their contribution to the total churn
(hires plus separations). The adjusted hires and
separations are converted back to not seasonally adjusted
data by reversing the application of the original seasonal
factors. After the Monthly Alignment Method has been
used to adjust the level estimates, rate estimates are
computed from the adjusted levels.
Reliability of the estimates
JOLTS estimates are subject to both sampling and
nonsampling error. When a sample is surveyed rather than
the entire population, there is a chance that the sample
estimates may differ from the "true" population values
they represent. The exact difference, or sampling error,
varies depending on the particular sample selected, and
this variability is measured by the standard error of the
estimate. BLS analysis is generally conducted at the 90percent level of confidence. That means that there is a 90percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate
based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6
standard errors from the "true" population value because
of sampling error. Estimates of sampling errors are
available upon request.
The JOLTS estimates also are affected by nonsampling
error. Nonsampling error can occur for many reasons,
including the failure to include a segment of the
population, the inability to obtain data from all units in
the sample, the inability or unwillingness of respondents
to provide data on a timely basis, mistakes made by
respondents, errors made in the collection or processing
of the data, and errors from the employment benchmark
data used in estimation.
Other information
Information in this release will be made available to
sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone:
(202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.
Table 1. Job openings levels 1 and rates 2 by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
3
Industry and region
Feb.
2012
Sept.
2012
Levels (in thousands)
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
2012 2012 2012
Rates
Jan.
2013
Feb.
p
2013
Feb.
2012
Sept.
2012
Oct.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
Feb.
p
2013
Total ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
3,526 3,603 3,646 3,789 3,612 3,611
3,925
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.7
2.6
2.6
2.8
3,485
116
259
608
378
722
673
617
510
52
458
440
370
2.7
1.3
2.1
2.2
2.3
3.6
3.2
3.4
3.0
2.4
3.1
1.8
1.8
2.8
1.4
2.0
2.5
2.5
3.3
3.4
3.6
2.7
2.4
2.7
1.7
1.6
2.8
1.7
2.2
2.4
2.6
3.5
3.2
3.5
3.1
2.4
3.2
1.6
1.5
2.9
1.7
2.2
2.8
3.1
3.5
3.3
3.6
3.4
2.6
3.5
1.7
1.6
2.8
1.6
2.0
2.7
2.8
3.1
3.2
3.4
3.2
2.9
3.2
1.7
1.6
2.7
1.8
2.1
2.4
2.5
3.7
2.7
3.0
3.2
2.6
3.2
1.9
1.8
3.0
2.0
2.1
2.3
2.4
3.8
3.2
3.5
3.5
2.5
3.7
2.0
1.9
702
1,521
827
875
2.5
2.8
2.6
2.3
2.5
2.7
2.7
2.6
2.5
2.9
2.6
2.5
2.6
2.9
2.9
2.5
2.5
2.7
2.7
2.5
2.5
2.9
2.3
2.6
2.7
3.0
2.6
2.9
INDUSTRY
4
Total private ………………………………………………………………………………..
3,114 3,216 3,295 3,421 3,235 3,194
Construction………………………………………………………………
74
83
100
96
95
104
Manufacturing……………………………………………………….
259
242
265
271
242
253
Trade, transportation, and utilities 5…………………………
569
648
618
731
704
645
Retail trade………………………………………………………..…..………..
349
389
392
475
436
390
Professional and business services…………………….
668
609
661
649
575
690
6
Education and health services …………………………………….
659
712
667
691
670
579
Health care and social assistance… 598
644
611
633
602
524
Leisure and hospitality ………………...……………………………
417
378
438
481
453
453
Arts, entertainment, and recreation……………………………….
49
48
49
52
59
52
Accommodation and food services…………………….
368
329
389
428
394
401
Government 7……………………………………………………………………………..
412
387
350
368
377
417
State and local…………….………………………………………….……………….
342
317
289
301
313
340
REGION 8
Northeast ……………………………………………………………….
645
657
643
674
661
South …………………………………………………………………………………..
1,395 1,338 1,434 1,434 1,364
Midwest ……………………………………………………………………………..
793
833
829
912
838
West …………………………………………………………………………..
693
776
740
769
749
1
Job openings are the number of job openings on the last business day of the
month.
2
The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business day
of the month as a percent of total employment plus job openings.
3
Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal
adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.
4
Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities, and
other services, not shown separately.
5
Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities, not
shown separately.
6
Includes educational services, not shown separately.
7
Includes federal government, not shown separately.
668
1,441
723
778
8
The States (including the District of Columbia) that comprise the
regions are: Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and
Vermont; South: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia,
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North
Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and
West Virginia; Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and
Wisconsin; West: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho,
Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and
Wyoming.
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Preliminary
Table 2. Hires levels 1 and rates 2 by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
Levels 3 (in thousands)
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
2012 2012 2012
Jan.
2013
Feb.
2013p
Feb.
2012
Sept.
2012
Oct.
2012
Rates
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
Feb.
2013p
Total ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
4,489 4,217 4,287 4,420 4,195 4,298
4,418
3.4
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.1
3.2
3.3
4,118
345
228
940
656
855
483
424
771
116
655
300
261
3.8
6.2
2.2
3.3
3.8
5.5
2.7
2.7
5.7
7.7
5.3
1.4
1.4
3.5
6.0
1.9
3.3
3.8
4.8
2.4
2.4
5.2
5.1
5.2
1.3
1.3
3.6
5.6
2.0
3.6
4.1
4.8
2.4
2.5
5.4
6.3
5.3
1.2
1.2
3.7
6.8
2.0
3.5
4.0
5.0
2.3
2.5
5.0
5.4
5.0
1.3
1.3
3.5
4.9
2.0
3.5
4.0
4.4
2.5
2.5
5.5
6.5
5.3
1.3
1.3
3.6
5.7
1.8
3.4
3.9
4.8
2.5
2.6
5.4
5.2
5.4
1.3
1.3
3.6
6.0
1.9
3.6
4.4
4.7
2.4
2.5
5.5
5.8
5.5
1.4
1.4
705
1,845
847
1,021
3.0
3.7
3.2
3.3
3.0
3.5
3.0
2.8
2.5
3.5
3.0
3.4
2.9
3.4
3.3
3.5
2.7
3.4
3.0
3.1
2.6
3.6
3.0
3.1
2.7
3.8
2.8
3.4
Industry and region
Feb.
2012
Sept.
2012
INDUSTRY
Total private 4………………………………………………………………………………..
4,181 3,934 4,031 4,134 3,915 4,015
Construction………………………………………………………………
348
337
318
386
280
326
Manufacturing……………………………………………………….
258
227
234
234
236
219
5
Trade, transportation, and utilities …………………………
829
833
911
900
890
868
Retail trade………………………………………………………..…..………..
565
560
617
597
600
586
Professional and business services…………………….
985
857
864
912
798
878
6
Education and health services …………………………………….
539
493
489
471
506
507
Health care and social assistance… 461
413
420
421
431
443
Leisure and hospitality ………………...……………………………
775
712
752
697
759
747
Arts, entertainment, and recreation……………………………….
151
100
125
108
130
104
Accommodation and food services…………………….
624
612
627
589
629
643
7
Government ……………………………………………………………………………..
309
283
255
286
280
283
State and local…………….………………………………………….……………….
276
251
225
256
246
249
REGION 8
Northeast ……………………………………………………………….
752
760
637
736
687
South …………………………………………………………………………………..
1,800 1,709 1,729 1,645 1,660
Midwest ……………………………………………………………………………..
981
913
931 1,013
924
West …………………………………………………………………………..
956
835
990 1,026
924
675
1,787
906
930
1
6
2
7
Hires are the number of hires during the entire month.
The hires rate is the number of hires during the entire month as a percent of
total employment.
3
Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal
adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.
4
Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities, and
other services, not shown separately.
5
Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities,
not shown separately.
Includes educational services, not shown separately.
Includes federal government, not shown separately.
8
See footnote 8, table 1.
p
Preliminary
1
2
Table 3. Total separations levels and rates by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
3
Industry and region
Feb.
2012
Sept.
2012
Levels (in thousands)
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
2012
2012
2012
Rates
Jan.
2013
Feb.
p
2013
Feb.
2012
Sept.
2012
Oct.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
Feb.
p
2013
Total ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
4,202 4,052 4,079 4,179 4,062 4,173
4,202
3.2
3.0
3.0
3.1
3.0
3.1
3.1
3,872
315
215
854
580
845
486
417
715
101
614
302
259
3,903
322
223
859
587
798
475
402
752
109
643
299
262
3.5
6.0
2.0
3.2
3.8
5.1
2.3
2.5
5.2
7.4
4.9
1.3
1.3
3.4
6.0
2.0
3.2
3.8
4.7
2.1
2.2
4.9
5.3
4.8
1.1
1.1
3.3
5.1
1.8
3.2
3.7
4.3
2.2
2.2
5.2
5.7
5.2
1.5
1.5
3.5
6.3
1.9
3.0
3.4
4.7
2.3
2.3
5.0
5.5
4.9
1.3
1.3
3.3
4.6
1.9
3.3
4.0
4.5
2.3
2.3
5.2
6.3
5.1
1.3
1.3
3.4
5.5
1.8
3.3
3.9
4.7
2.4
2.4
5.1
5.1
5.1
1.4
1.4
3.4
5.6
1.9
3.3
3.9
4.4
2.3
2.3
5.4
5.5
5.4
1.4
1.4
724
1,587
849
1,013
684
1,709
886
922
2.8
3.4
3.2
3.0
2.7
3.4
2.9
2.8
2.6
3.3
2.8
3.2
2.6
3.2
3.2
3.2
2.6
3.3
2.9
3.0
2.8
3.2
2.8
3.4
2.7
3.5
2.9
3.1
INDUSTRY
4
Total private ………………………………………………………………………………..
3,914 3,806 3,751 3,885 3,772
Construction………………………………………………………………
341
336
288
359
263
Manufacturing……………………………………………………….
237
239
220
229
231
5
Trade, transportation, and utilities …………………………
811
821
828
774
840
Retail trade………………………………………………………..…..………..
562
559
551
512
595
Professional and business services…………………….
906
846
784
849
813
6
Education and health services …………………………………….
471
438
456
465
468
Health care and social assistance….
415
374
384
402
402
Leisure and hospitality ………………...……………………………
715
678
726
694
729
Arts, entertainment, and recreation……………………………….
145
105
113
109
125
Accommodation and food services…………………….
570
573
613
584
604
7
Government ……………………………………………………………………………..
288
246
328
294
290
State and local…………….………………………………………….……………….
255
213
291
255
251
REGION
8
Northeast……………………………………………………………….
705
700
666
656
663
South…………………………………………………………………………………..
1,661 1,651 1,628 1,585 1,609
Midwest……………………………………………………………………………..
971
883
851
982
894
West…………………………………………………………………………..
866
818
933
956
895
1
Total separations are the number of total separations during the entire
month.
2
The total separations rate is the number of total separations during the
entire month as a percent of total employment.
3
Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent
seasonal adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.
4
Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities,
and other services, not shown separately.
5
Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities,
not shown separately.
6
Includes educational services, not shown separately.
Includes federal government, not shown separately.
8
See footnote 8, table 1.
p
Preliminary
7
Table 4. Quits levels 1 and rates 2 by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
Levels 3 (in thousands)
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
2012
2012
2012
Jan.
2013
Feb.
2013p
Feb.
2012
Sept.
2012
Oct.
2012
Rates
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
Feb.
2013p
Total ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
2,106 1,976 2,079 2,140 2,126 2,260
2,260
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.7
1.7
2,128
134
98
491
362
375
299
264
472
47
426
132
121
2,128
105
100
492
355
385
282
245
500
50
451
132
122
1.8
1.4
.9
1.9
2.4
2.2
1.5
1.6
3.1
2.8
3.2
.5
.6
1.7
1.4
.9
1.7
2.2
2.1
1.2
1.2
2.9
1.6
3.1
.5
.5
1.7
1.7
.8
1.8
2.1
2.0
1.2
1.3
3.2
2.2
3.3
.7
.7
1.8
1.6
.9
1.8
2.3
2.2
1.4
1.4
3.2
2.1
3.4
.6
.6
1.8
1.2
1.0
1.8
2.2
2.3
1.3
1.4
3.2
1.9
3.5
.6
.6
1.9
2.3
.8
1.9
2.4
2.1
1.5
1.5
3.4
2.4
3.6
.6
.6
1.9
1.8
.8
1.9
2.4
2.1
1.4
1.4
3.6
2.5
3.8
.6
.6
352
908
479
522
312
1,018
476
454
1.3
1.8
1.6
1.5
1.2
1.8
1.4
1.3
1.1
1.8
1.5
1.6
1.1
1.8
1.6
1.6
1.2
1.8
1.5
1.6
1.4
1.9
1.6
1.8
1.2
2.1
1.6
1.5
Industry and region
Feb.
2012
Sept.
2012
INDUSTRY
Total private 4………………………………………………………………………………..
1,986 1,870 1,929 2,010 1,999
Construction………………………………………………………………
79
77
93
90
68
Manufacturing……………………………………………………….
104
107
96
106
116
5
Trade, transportation, and utilities …………………………
476
446
461
465
452
Retail trade………………………………………………………..…..………..
353
328
318
344
328
Professional and business services…………………….
385
372
360
394
413
Education and health services 6…………………………………….
297
242
255
280
273
Health care and social assistance….
266
206
226
247
248
Leisure and hospitality ………………...……………………………
424
396
437
442
451
Arts, entertainment, and recreation……………………………….
54
31
43
42
38
Accommodation and food services…………………….
370
364
394
400
413
7
Government ……………………………………………………………………………..
119
106
150
130
127
State and local…………….………………………………………….……………….
107
97
137
119
115
REGION 8
Northeast ……………………………………………………………….
326
293
290
292
315
South …………………………………………………………………………………..
864
860
875
883
892
Midwest ……………………………………………………………………………..
490
436
452
496
454
West …………………………………………………………………………..
426
388
462
469
465
1
6
2
7
Quits are the number of quits during the entire month.
The quits rate is the number of quits during the entire month as a
percent of total employment.
3
Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent
seasonal adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.
4
Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities,
and other services, not shown separately.
5
Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities,
not shown separately.
Includes educational services, not shown separately.
Includes federal government, not shown separately.
8
See footnote 8, table 1.
p
Preliminary
Table 5. Layoffs and discharges levels 1 and rates 2 by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
3
Industry and region
Feb.
2012
Sept.
2012
Levels (in thousands)
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
2012 2012 2012
Rates
Jan.
2013
Feb.
p
2013
Feb.
2012
Sept.
2012
Oct.
2012
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
Feb.
p
2013
Total ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
1,762 1,732 1,672 1,705 1,569 1,520
1,615
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.2
1,516
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
100
–
1.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
.5
–
1.5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
.4
–
1.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
.5
–
1.4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
.4
–
1.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
.4
–
1.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
.4
–
1.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
.5
–
295
578
338
405
1.2
1.4
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.4
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.1
1.4
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.4
1.1
1.2
1.1
1.4
INDUSTRY
Total private 4………………………………………………………………………………..
1,652 1,648 1,559 1,611 1,479 1,430
Construction………………………………………………………………
–
–
–
–
–
–
Manufacturing……………………………………………………….
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
Trade, transportation, and utilities …………………………
–
–
–
–
–
–
Retail trade………………………………………………………..…..………..
–
–
–
–
–
–
Professional and business services…………………….
–
–
–
–
–
–
6
Education and health services …………………………………….
–
–
–
–
–
–
Health care and social assistance…
–
–
–
–
–
–
Leisure and hospitality ………………...……………………………
–
–
–
–
–
–
Arts, entertainment, and recreation……………………………….
–
–
–
–
–
–
Accommodation and food services…………………….
–
–
–
–
–
–
7
Government ……………………………………………………………………………..
110
83
113
94
89
90
State and local…………….………………………………………….……………….
–
–
–
–
–
–
REGION 8
Northeast……………………………………………………………….
309
337
320
310
284
South…………………………………………………………………………………..
674
658
621
582
557
Midwest……………………………………………………………………………..
410
364
332
397
357
West…………………………………………………………………………..
369
373
398
416
370
1
Layoffs and discharges are the number of layoffs and discharges during the
entire month.
2
The layoffs and discharges rate is the number of layoffs and discharges during
the entire month as a percent of total employment.
3
Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent
seasonal adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.
4
Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities,
and other services, not shown separately.
5
Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities,
not shown separately.
284
532
298
406
6
Includes educational services, not shown separately.
Includes federal government, not shown separately.
8
See footnote 8, table 1.
p
Preliminary
– Data not available.
7
Table 6. Other separations levels 1 and rates 2 by industry and region, seasonally adjusted
Industry and region
Feb.
2012
Sept.
2012
Levels 3 (in thousands)
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
2012 2012 2012
Total ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
334
344
328
334
367
Feb.
2012
Sept.
2012
Oct.
2012
Rates
Nov.
2012
Dec.
2012
Jan.
2013
Feb.
2013p
326
.3
.3
.2
.2
.3
.3
.2
314
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
79
–
259
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
67
–
.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
.3
–
.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
.3
–
.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
.3
–
.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
.3
–
.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
.3
–
.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
.4
–
.2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
.3
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Jan.
2013
Feb.
2013p
393
INDUSTRY
Total private 4………………………………………………………………………………..
276
287
263
264
293
Construction………………………………………………………………
–
–
–
–
–
Manufacturing……………………………………………………….
–
–
–
–
–
Trade, transportation, and utilities 5…………………………
–
–
–
–
–
Retail trade………………………………………………………..…..………..
–
–
–
–
–
Professional and business services…………………….
–
–
–
–
–
6
Education and health services …………………………………….
–
–
–
–
–
Health care and social assistance…
–
–
–
–
–
Leisure and hospitality ………………...……………………………
–
–
–
–
–
Arts, entertainment, and recreation……………………………….
–
–
–
–
–
Accommodation and food services…………………….
–
–
–
–
–
Government 7……………………………………………………………………………..
59
56
65
70
74
State and local…………….………………………………………….……………….
–
–
–
–
–
REGION 8
Northeast ……………………………………………………………….
–
–
–
–
–
South …………………………………………………………………………………..
–
–
–
–
–
Midwest ……………………………………………………………………………..
–
–
–
–
–
West …………………………………………………………………………..
–
–
–
–
–
1
Other separations are the number of other separations during the entire month.
The other separations rate is the number of other separations during the entire
month as a percent of total employment.
3
Detail will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent
seasonal adjustment of the various series and because not all series are shown.
4
Includes mining and logging, information, financial activities,
and other services, not shown separately.
5
Includes wholesale trade and transportation, warehousing, and utilities,
not shown separately.
2
6
Includes educational services, not shown separately.
Includes federal government, not shown separately.
8
See footnote 8, table 1.
p
Preliminary
– Data not available.
7
Table 7. Job openings levels 1 and rates 2 by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Industry and region
Levels (in thousands)
Feb.
2012
Jan.
2013
Rates
Feb.
2013p
Feb.
2012
Jan.
2013
Feb.
2013p
Total……………………………………………………………………………………………..
3,319
3,752
3,730
2.5
2.8
2.7
Total private………………………………………………………………………………..
2,932
3,368
3,306
Mining and logging……………………………………………
22
20
25
Construction…………………………………………………………………………………………
66
100
108
Manufacturing………………………………………………………………………….
254
249
254
Durable goods...……………………………………………………………..….
175
158
164
Nondurable goods...………………………………………………………..…
79
91
91
Trade, transportation, and utilities…………………………………………….
526
652
539
Wholesale trade………………………………………………………...………
109
150
109
Retail trade………………………………………………………..…..………..
296
372
314
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities………………....
121
130
116
Information………………………………………………………………...………..
89
94
88
Financial activities……..…………………………………………………….……
169
255
305
Finance and insurance………………………………………………………………………….
123
179
244
Real estate and rental and leasing……………………………..
46
76
60
Professional and business services………………………………….
640
800
708
Education and health services………………………………………….…………….
631
620
653
Educational services……………………………………………………….
57
54
53
Health care and social assistance…………………………….
573
566
600
Leisure and hospitality………………...……………………………...………
391
392
496
Arts, entertainment, and recreation……………………………….
50
43
53
Accommodation and food services………………………….
341
349
443
Other services……………………………………………………….……………..
145
187
130
2.6
2.5
1.2
2.1
2.3
1.8
2.1
1.9
2.0
2.4
3.2
2.1
2.1
2.4
3.5
3.0
1.6
3.3
2.9
2.8
2.9
2.6
2.9
2.3
1.8
2.1
2.1
2.0
2.5
2.6
2.4
2.5
3.4
3.2
3.0
3.8
4.3
3.0
1.6
3.2
2.9
2.4
2.9
3.3
2.9
2.9
2.0
2.1
2.1
2.0
2.1
1.9
2.1
2.3
3.1
3.8
4.0
3.0
3.8
3.1
1.5
3.4
3.6
2.9
3.7
2.3
Government……………………………………………………………………………..
387
384
424
Federal……………………………………………………………………...……………
71
67
72
State and local…………….………………………………………….……………….
315
317
352
1.7
2.5
1.6
1.7
2.3
1.6
1.9
2.5
1.8
2.3
2.7
2.4
2.2
2.7
3.1
2.3
2.7
2.5
2.9
2.5
2.8
INDUSTRY
REGION 3
Northeast……………………………………………………………………………..
589
688
647
South…………………………………………………………………………………..
1,339
1,546
1,473
Midwest………………………………………………………………………………..…..
740
712
780
West………………………………………………………………………………………….
650
806
830
1
Job openings are the number of job openings on the last business day of the month.
The job openings rate is the number of job openings on the last business day of the month as a percent of total employment
plus job openings.
3
See footnote 8, table 1.
p
Preliminary
2
Table 8. Hires levels 1 and rates 2 by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Industry and region
Levels (in thousands)
Feb.
2012
Jan.
2013
Rates
Feb.
2013p
Feb.
2012
Jan.
2013
Feb.
2013p
Total……………………………………………………………………………………………..
3,683
4,128
3,632
2.8
3.1
2.7
Total private………………………………………………………………………………..
3,466
3,865
3,415
Mining and logging……………………………………………
29
39
24
Construction…………………………………………………………………………………………
288
273
290
Manufacturing………………………………………………………………………….
231
237
205
Durable goods...……………………………………………………………..….
141
152
132
Nondurable goods...………………………………………………………..…
90
85
74
Trade, transportation, and utilities…………………………………………….
621
744
710
Wholesale trade………………………………………………………...………
104
142
115
Retail trade………………………………………………………..…..………..
409
466
485
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities………………....
109
135
110
Information………………………………………………………………...………..
55
68
59
Financial activities……..…………………………………………………….……
129
203
159
Finance and insurance………………………………………………………………………….
83
141
104
Real estate and rental and leasing……………………………..
46
62
55
Professional and business services………………………………….
906
968
782
Education and health services………………………………………….…………….
457
518
404
Educational services……………………………………………………….
67
64
47
Health care and social assistance…………………………….
390
454
357
Leisure and hospitality………………...……………………………...………
620
617
628
Arts, entertainment, and recreation……………………………….
102
81
78
Accommodation and food services………………………….
518
536
549
Other services……………………………………………………….……………..
130
200
153
3.2
3.5
5.5
2.0
1.9
2.1
2.5
1.9
2.8
2.2
2.1
1.7
1.4
2.4
5.2
2.2
1.9
2.3
4.8
5.8
4.6
2.4
3.5
4.6
5.1
2.0
2.0
1.9
2.9
2.5
3.1
2.7
2.6
2.6
2.4
3.2
5.4
2.5
2.0
2.6
4.7
4.6
4.7
3.7
3.1
2.8
5.4
1.7
1.8
1.7
2.8
2.0
3.3
2.2
2.2
2.0
1.8
2.9
4.3
2.0
1.4
2.1
4.7
4.4
4.7
2.8
Government……………………………………………………………………………..
217
263
217
Federal……………………………………………………………………...……………
23
29
29
State and local…………….………………………………………….……………….
195
233
188
1.0
.8
1.0
1.2
1.1
1.2
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.2
3.2
2.7
2.7
2.5
3.8
2.8
2.9
2.0
3.3
2.3
2.9
INDUSTRY
REGION 3
Northeast……………………………………………………………………………..
547
624
512
South…………………………………………………………………………………..
1,547
1,816
1,598
Midwest………………………………………………………………………………..…..
815
838
687
West………………………………………………………………………………………….
775
849
836
1
Hires are the number of hires during the entire month.
The hires rate is the number of hires during the entire month as a percent of total employment.
3
See footnote 8, table 1.
p
Preliminary
2
Table 9. Total separations levels 1 and rates 2 by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Industry and region
Levels (in thousands)
Feb.
2012
Jan.
2013
Rates
Feb.
2013p
Feb.
2012
Jan.
2013
Feb.
2013p
Total……………………………………………………………………………………………..
3,349
4,638
3,364
2.5
3.5
2.5
2.9
2.9
5.5
1.7
1.5
2.1
2.7
1.6
3.3
2.2
1.9
1.6
1.3
2.5
4.5
1.9
1.0
2.1
3.8
4.6
3.6
2.6
3.9
4.2
6.9
1.9
2.0
1.9
4.3
2.4
5.1
4.1
2.8
2.9
2.4
4.1
5.3
2.4
1.8
2.5
5.2
4.4
5.3
3.5
2.9
2.6
5.1
1.6
1.6
1.5
2.9
1.8
3.5
2.3
1.8
2.0
1.7
2.8
3.8
1.9
1.3
2.0
4.0
3.4
4.1
2.9
.8
.9
.8
1.3
2.2
1.2
.8
1.0
.8
2.1
2.8
2.5
2.4
3.1
3.6
3.1
3.9
2.0
2.9
2.3
2.5
INDUSTRY
Total private………………………………………………………………………………..
3,173
4,355
3,177
Mining and logging……………………………………………
24
36
22
Construction…………………………………………………………………………………………
286
366
272
Manufacturing………………………………………………………………………….
202
229
189
Durable goods...……………………………………………………………..….
110
146
121
Nondurable goods...………………………………………………………..…
92
83
68
Trade, transportation, and utilities…………………………………………….
683
1,112
737
Wholesale trade………………………………………………………...………
89
138
105
Retail trade………………………………………………………..…..………..
486
769
519
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities………………....
108
206
112
Information………………………………………………………………...………..
50
74
48
Financial activities……..…………………………………………………….……
123
222
155
Finance and insurance………………………………………………………………………….
75
143
101
Real estate and rental and leasing……………………………..
48
79
54
Professional and business services………………………………….
785
939
683
Education and health services………………………………………….…………….
393
495
384
Educational services……………………………………………………….
34
59
44
Health care and social assistance…………………………….
359
436
341
Leisure and hospitality………………...……………………………...………
489
690
530
Arts, entertainment, and recreation……………………………….
80
77
60
Accommodation and food services………………………….
409
613
470
Other services……………………………………………………….……………..
138
191
155
Government……………………………………………………………………………..
176
283
187
Federal……………………………………………………………………...……………
24
61
28
State and local…………….………………………………………….……………….
152
222
159
REGION 3
Northeast……………………………………………………………………………..
532
791
519
South…………………………………………………………………………………..
1,354
1,755
1,402
Midwest………………………………………………………………………………..…..
759
946
699
West………………………………………………………………………………………….
705
1,145
743
1
Total separations are the number of total separations during the entire month.
The total separations rate is the number of total separations during the entire month as a percent of total employment.
3
See footnote 8, table 1.
p
Preliminary
2
Table 10. Quits levels 1 and rates 2 by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Industry and region
Levels (in thousands)
Feb.
2012
Jan.
2013
Rates
Feb.
2013p
Feb.
2012
Jan.
2013
Feb.
2013p
Total……………………………………………………………………………………………..
1,676
2,209
1,822
1.3
1.7
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.2
.7
.6
.9
1.6
.8
2.0
1.1
.9
.8
.7
1.2
1.9
1.2
.6
1.3
2.4
1.9
2.4
1.2
1.9
1.5
2.2
.7
.7
.8
2.0
1.1
2.6
1.5
1.8
1.3
1.2
1.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
1.6
3.3
1.8
3.5
2.2
1.5
1.2
1.6
.7
.6
.7
1.6
.9
2.0
1.2
1.0
1.0
.7
1.6
1.9
1.1
.7
1.2
2.8
1.8
3.0
1.8
.4
.4
.4
.6
.5
.6
.4
.3
.5
1.0
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.4
1.9
1.5
1.8
1.0
1.7
1.3
1.3
INDUSTRY
Total private………………………………………………………………………………..
1,589
2,087
1,725
Mining and logging……………………………………………
12
13
10
Construction…………………………………………………………………………………………
61
118
84
Manufacturing………………………………………………………………………….
84
87
79
Durable goods...……………………………………………………………..….
43
54
48
Nondurable goods...………………………………………………………..…
41
34
31
Trade, transportation, and utilities…………………………………………….
392
514
413
Wholesale trade………………………………………………………...………
42
60
52
Retail trade………………………………………………………..…..………..
294
382
303
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities………………....
55
72
58
Information………………………………………………………………...………..
24
47
27
Financial activities……..…………………………………………………….……
64
98
74
Finance and insurance………………………………………………………………………….
41
69
44
Real estate and rental and leasing……………………………..
23
29
30
Professional and business services………………………………….
333
358
335
Education and health services………………………………………….…………….
246
301
231
Educational services……………………………………………………….
20
34
25
Health care and social assistance…………………………….
225
268
206
Leisure and hospitality………………...……………………………...………
307
433
374
Arts, entertainment, and recreation……………………………….
32
32
32
Accommodation and food services………………………….
275
401
342
Other services……………………………………………………….……………..
66
118
98
Government……………………………………………………………………………..
87
122
97
Federal……………………………………………………………………...……………
10
14
9
State and local…………….………………………………………….……………….
77
108
88
REGION 3
Northeast……………………………………………………………………………..
250
342
242
South…………………………………………………………………………………..
689
905
828
Midwest………………………………………………………………………………..…..
387
452
386
West………………………………………………………………………………………….
351
510
367
1
Quits are the number of quits during the entire month.
The quits rate is the number of quits during the entire month as a percent of total employment.
3
See footnote 8, table 1.
p
Preliminary
2
Table 11. Layoffs and discharges levels 1 and rates 2 by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Industry and region
Levels (in thousands)
Feb.
2012
Jan.
2013
Rates
Feb.
2013p
Feb.
2012
Jan.
2013
Feb.
2013p
Total……………………………………………………………………………………………..
1,388
1,905
1,261
1.1
1.4
0.9
1.2
1.4
4.0
.8
.8
.9
.9
.6
1.1
.7
.9
.5
.3
.8
2.4
.5
.3
.5
1.2
2.6
1.0
1.2
1.7
2.2
4.4
1.0
1.0
.9
1.9
.9
2.2
2.2
.7
.9
.6
2.0
2.6
.7
.6
.7
1.6
2.5
1.5
1.0
1.1
1.3
3.4
.8
.8
.7
1.0
.8
1.1
.8
.7
.6
.6
.8
1.7
.6
.5
.6
1.0
1.5
1.0
.8
.2
.2
.2
.3
.4
.3
.2
.4
.2
.9
1.2
1.1
1.0
1.3
1.4
1.3
1.8
.8
1.0
.8
1.1
INDUSTRY
Total private………………………………………………………………………………..
1,338
1,836
1,214
Mining and logging……………………………………………
11
19
11
Construction…………………………………………………………………………………………
211
235
182
Manufacturing………………………………………………………………………….
94
118
92
Durable goods...……………………………………………………………..….
56
77
62
Nondurable goods...………………………………………………………..…
39
41
30
Trade, transportation, and utilities…………………………………………….
230
494
244
Wholesale trade………………………………………………………...………
36
52
48
Retail trade………………………………………………………..…..………..
160
332
157
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities………………....
35
110
38
Information………………………………………………………………...………..
25
18
19
Financial activities……..…………………………………………………….……
35
74
50
Finance and insurance………………………………………………………………………….
19
35
35
Real estate and rental and leasing……………………………..
16
38
16
Professional and business services………………………………….
413
464
309
Education and health services………………………………………….…………….
98
144
124
Educational services……………………………………………………….
10
19
16
Health care and social assistance…………………………….
87
126
108
Leisure and hospitality………………...……………………………...………
158
216
139
Arts, entertainment, and recreation……………………………….
45
43
27
Accommodation and food services………………………….
113
173
112
Other services……………………………………………………….……………..
62
53
44
Government……………………………………………………………………………..
50
69
47
Federal……………………………………………………………………...……………
6
10
10
State and local…………….………………………………………….……………….
44
59
37
REGION 3
Northeast……………………………………………………………………………..
220
338
206
South…………………………………………………………………………………..
556
655
473
Midwest………………………………………………………………………………..…..
315
383
257
West………………………………………………………………………………………….
297
528
325
1
Layoffs and discharges are the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month.
The layoffs and discharges rate is the number of layoffs and discharges during the entire month as a percent of total
employment.
3
See footnote 8, table 1.
p
Preliminary
2
Table 12. Other separations levels 1 and rates 2 by industry and region, not seasonally adjusted
Industry and region
Levels (in thousands)
Feb.
2012
Jan.
2013
Rates
Feb.
2013p
Feb.
2012
Jan.
2013
Feb.
2013p
Total……………………………………………………………………………………………..
286
524
281
0.2
0.4
0.2
Total private………………………………………………………………………………..
247
432
237
Mining and logging……………………………………………
1
4
1
Construction…………………………………………………………………………………………
15
13
6
Manufacturing………………………………………………………………………….
24
24
18
Durable goods...……………………………………………………………..….
12
16
11
Nondurable goods...………………………………………………………..…
12
9
7
Trade, transportation, and utilities…………………………………………….
61
104
80
Wholesale trade………………………………………………………...………
11
26
4
Retail trade………………………………………………………..…..………..
32
55
59
Transportation, warehousing, and utilities………………....
18
24
17
Information………………………………………………………………...………..
2
9
2
Financial activities……..…………………………………………………….……
24
50
31
Finance and insurance………………………………………………………………………….
15
39
23
Real estate and rental and leasing……………………………..
9
11
8
Professional and business services………………………………….
39
117
39
Education and health services………………………………………….…………….
49
49
29
Educational services……………………………………………………….
3
6
2
Health care and social assistance…………………………….
46
43
27
Leisure and hospitality………………...……………………………...………
24
41
18
Arts, entertainment, and recreation……………………………….
3
2
2
Accommodation and food services………………………….
21
39
17
Other services……………………………………………………….……………..
10
20
13
.2
.1
.3
.2
.2
.3
.2
.2
.2
.4
.1
.3
.3
.5
.2
.2
.1
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
.4
.5
.2
.2
.2
.2
.4
.4
.4
.5
.3
.6
.7
.6
.7
.2
.2
.3
.3
.1
.3
.4
.2
.1
.1
.2
.2
.2
.3
.1
.4
.3
.1
.4
.4
.4
.2
.1
.1
.2
.1
.1
.1
.2
Government……………………………………………………………………………..
39
92
44
Federal……………………………………………………………………...……………
8
37
9
State and local…………….………………………………………….……………….
31
55
34
.2
.3
.2
.4
1.3
.3
.2
.3
.2
.2
.2
.2
.2
.4
.4
.4
.4
.3
.2
.2
.2
INDUSTRY
REGION 3
Northeast……………………………………………………………………………..
62
111
71
South…………………………………………………………………………………..
109
195
102
Midwest………………………………………………………………………………..…..
57
111
56
West………………………………………………………………………………………….
57
106
51
1
Other separations are the number of other separations during the entire month.
The other separations rate is the number of other separations during the entire month as a percent of total employment.
3
See footnote 8, table 1.
p
Preliminary
2